Tag: Austria

It has been a while since the last YAH ornament has been added here. I sincerely believed that Starbucks will be releasing one ornament every Friday. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen, and as an excuse, our beloved company has delivered two minis in one shot last weekend. You Are Here Ornament Austria is one of those. It comes with the blue string and has the same color inside, similar to the bigger mug, Austria YAH. As a reminder, there was also a limited edition ornament for this country.… Read more

Starbucks is giving us a break from Christmas novelties by releasing regular You Are Here series mug – Austria.
Things from the mug:
– Mountains, climbing gear – Austria is predominantly mountainous country. Top 5 highest mountains are: Grossglockner, Wildspitze, Weißkugel, Glocknerwand, Großvenediger.
– Sachertorte – chocolate cake invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832. Interesting enough, 5 December is a special cake holiday – National Sachertorte Day!
– Musical notes – since Vienna was the European capital of classical music during 18th-19th centuries, many composers were attracted to the city.… Read more

Remember Vienna? This is his brother – Salzburg. Yes, the second You Are Here mug from Austria.
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and literally means “Salt Fortress”. It’s centre is very well preserved and is even considered World Heritage Site according to UNESCO.
The front of the mug shows Alps, obviously, and skis. I didn’t see the back of the mug, but I expect it has some musical instrument on it, since Mozart was born here. I am pretty sure Starbucks can’t miss to commemorate this on the mug.… Read more

This Icon mug came from Vienna, Austria. Plum is used as its theme color. Riesenrad can be seen on the front of the mug and Vienna Skyline on the back.
This mug is somewhat hard to find.
Countries of production: China, Taiwan… Read more

This Icon mug came from Salzburg, Austria. Red is used as its theme color. Salzburger Dom can be seen on the front of the mug and Salzburg Skyline on the back.
This mug is pretty common.
Countries of production: Taiwan… Read more

This Icon mug came from Austria. Dark Brown is used as its theme color. Tyrolean Hat can be seen on the front of the mug and Austrian Alps on the back.
This mug is pretty common.
Countries of production: China, Taiwan… Read more